Archive for November, 2014
Little book, big data
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014FAO has published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week.
Food and Nutrition in Numbers – a pocket-sized compendium dedicated to the state of nutrition worldwide— offers diverse data and visualizations highlighting trends on such topics [...]Leia mais
Learn to communicate science effectively
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014You may find it easy to talk about research theories, the trial data you collected or your scientific conclusions, but do you know how to decipher it for the general public?
Jay Byrne, president and founder of v-Fluence Interactive, Inc., has some guidance. His advice consists of four components, which he shared last month during a presentation [...]Leia mais
EPA tracking its own carbon footprint
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change impacts such as flooding, sea level rise, severe weather and temperature extremes. The initiative includes a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and a Sustainability Plan.
According to a news release, the EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan identifies priority actions the Agency [...]Leia mais
Costs and consequences of research misconduct
Friday, November 7th, 2014Does it seem like the number of scientific articles that have been retracted has increased in recent years? Most retractions involve research misconduct, which is defined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.”
In August 2014, Ferric Fang and colleagues [...]Leia mais